Executive Producer

Job Description

WHAS 11 in Louisville is searching for an Executive Producer to join our team. It's the city that hosts the Kentucky Derby, the Bourbon trail, and often March Madness. It's also a big news city, with a strong culture of local journalism. This person must be a creative, motivational, and experienced newsroom leader. You'll work with a team of producers, reporters, photographers and digital staff to create impactful content that is highly engaging and memorable.

Responsibilities:
• Coordinates and oversees daily newsgathering efforts, oversees morning newscast.
• Assigns daily stories and projects to reporters, anchors, photographers, and digital team and monitors the progress of story development throughout the evening.
• Focuses on accuracy and strong writing in scripts, copy editing and closely working with reporters to create accurate, informative, and engaging content.
• Approves all on air scripts prior to news broadcasts.
• Aggressively covers breaking news for all platforms.
• Works with entire team to produce engaging storytelling through strong writing, visuals, use of sound, graphics, and other production techniques.
• Works with editorial team on developing best practices and innovating our newscasts.
Requirements:
• 2+ years newsroom leadership experience preferred as a Senior Producer or EP.
• Knowledge of Edius, photojournalism, editing, and content management systems a plus
• Excellent copy editing skills
• A desire and demonstrated ability to lead other journalists
• Strong organizational, motivational, and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and lead change
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ne6513-18-226-159-13-42 in your application.